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73-year-old suspected of setting five fires across Istria, remanded in custody

started August 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM · last changed 10d ago

Summary

A 73-year-old is under investigation for deliberately setting five fires on August 5 across different locations in Istria, burning a total of around 37,700 m2 of dry vegetation and forest; residents and firefighters prevented spread toward homes. After his arrest, a lighter and fuel canister were found in his home, and the court ordered him remanded in custody.

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OPĆINSKO državno odvjetništvo u Puli-Pola ispitalo je 73-godišnjeg hrvatskog državljanina zbog sumnje da je 5. kolovoza na više mjesta u Istri palio suho raslinje i

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